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Changing GTA Resale Housing Market Reflects Economic Times, A: h. G+ o T, V% S0 d/ k
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TORONTO, October 17, 2008 - Activity in the Greater Toronto Area resale housing market
+ {" k5 W: |5 p C5 @+ Q: @: s0 c1 `moderated considerably during the first half of October with 2,700 homes changing hands,, n5 f) o j1 S/ _/ u& l! U1 ]
Toronto Real Estate Board President Maureen O’Neill announced today.
4 ]! D: `/ h* l% v, @: c3 nSales volumes in the GTA decreased 18 per cent compared to the first half of October 2007,
: a' o# W0 J$ R& Q3 r* }& Qwhen 3,297 transactions were recorded and are down 10 per cent compared to the same period
1 C* S0 y; ]6 l( n! q9 c3 Pin 2006 when 3,007 sales took place.) Y# w% D# e; Z! _/ n9 v5 M
In the City of Toronto 1,140 sales took place in the first half of this month. This represents a 21
/ k% j9 v4 Z: c' @5 ]8 d$ fper cent decline from the 1,446 sales that took place in the same period a year ago and a 13 per6 y; o. V1 W$ Z T& L. [
cent decrease from the 1,312 transactions recorded in the first half of October 2006.& l2 l% _" p: f+ }/ m: w: {
In the 905 Region there were 1,560 sales in the first two weeks of this month, a 16 per cent' a: h7 d, \9 Y3 Y5 E. K9 \! l
decrease from the 1,851 transactions that took place during the same timeframe in 2007 and! E, O/ l: E0 B; I4 q- K9 M$ u
down eight per cent from the 1,695 homes sold during the first half of October 2006.& X" P2 D2 B8 v
House prices declined throughout the GTA during the first half of the month. The average price7 B( S4 \9 Y+ b3 t- C( J; E
of a GTA home is currently $353,772, down 11 per cent from $399,013 recorded the comparable( U' K; C/ j$ A/ Y* {' |
period in 2007.0 [4 \1 P# y! Z( f+ b9 Q
In the City of Toronto the current average price $375,804, a 15 per cent decrease from the! |: c8 L; S$ [& j0 X
$441,878 average recorded at mid-October 2007.
7 L6 p8 M b, j: \In the 905 Region the average price of a home is currently $337,671. This represents an eight
7 h+ i" [# B3 I) M cper cent decline from the $365,527 average recorded during the first half of October 2007." a/ {7 {) m9 r5 E$ @/ G/ ]
With 27,559 properties currently listed on the TorontoMLS system, there is now 30 per cent
7 C- l# A7 F$ M' w) @more available stock from which to choose as compared to a year ago when 21,182 homes were
4 X: F& J/ c' {9 Z! f, R3 ^listed.
3 i! i/ R6 V7 O7 l8 _/ |“More choice can mean slightly longer wait times for sellers whose homes are now on average,
3 Y! T# b; `# j& F' Vselling after 34 days on the market as compared to 29 days a year ago,” said Ms. O’Neill. “The
% s5 X5 [) V/ Y i+ }list to sales ratio is 97 per cent of the list price.” |
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